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I'm going to be traveling soon and I think it's time to dust off ye olde Breath of the Wild machine Nintendo Switch.
My switch doesn't get a whole lot of use. I'm mostly a PC gamer.
I'm looking for recommendations on titles that are neither first party Nintendo titles nor are available on Steam. I have a pretty extensive Steam backlog and I've spent far too much money on Humble Bundle, so I already own many of the cross-platform indie darlings. (I love Shovel Knight, Untitled Goose Game, Ori and the Blind Forest, Moonlighter, etc. but I already own them.)
Stuff I usually like:
Metroidvanias
Zachtronics (Spacechem, Opus Magnum, et al)
Games where you can build things (Minecraft, Factorio, Rimworld)
Turn based strategy (Alpha Centauri, X-Com, Into the Breach)
Stuff I dislike:
Visual novels
JRPGs
Walking simulators
My switch doesn't get a whole lot of use. I'm mostly a PC gamer.
I'm looking for recommendations on titles that are neither first party Nintendo titles nor are available on Steam. I have a pretty extensive Steam backlog and I've spent far too much money on Humble Bundle, so I already own many of the cross-platform indie darlings. (I love Shovel Knight, Untitled Goose Game, Ori and the Blind Forest, Moonlighter, etc. but I already own them.)
Stuff I usually like:
Metroidvanias
Zachtronics (Spacechem, Opus Magnum, et al)
Games where you can build things (Minecraft, Factorio, Rimworld)
Turn based strategy (Alpha Centauri, X-Com, Into the Breach)
Stuff I dislike:
Visual novels
JRPGs
Walking simulators
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
- Hollow Knight if you’ve never played it. It’s extremely challenging and sometimes frustrating but ultimately super-rewarding.
- Axiom Verge - Occasionally obtuse, but fantastic.
- Timespinners - Tight, fun, and well-written. I think it’s one of the best I’ve played.
- Dandara - I still haven’t beaten it. It’s pretty hard, but really good. Movement system is a bit weird.
- Dead Cells is a cross between persistent Roguelike and Metroodvania. I like it. Rogue Legacy, too.
- Gris - Though I would consider Gris more of an artistic exploration than a Metroidvania, it’s still Metrovaniaesqueish.
- Steamworld Dig 1 and 2
- Super Metroid if you have Nintendo Services Online
Edit: I missed that you don’t want any cross platform Steam stuff, sorry. I think everything above is on Steam. I’ll leave the list if it helps anyone else. I don’t know that the Switch has any exclusive Metroidvanias.
Other than that everything else I can think to recommend in the categories you enjoy (Into the Breach, Yoku's Island Express) is on Steam.
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the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Emnmnme recommended Kamiko and Google brought me to Ironcast and Graceful Explosion Machine. Both those games have PC ports but I'd never heard of them before. They're not as high profile as stuff like Celeste or Bloodstained.
Basically, if you have to wonder to yourself, "huh, I dunno if this is on PC or not," then I'd like to hear about it.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
The Mummy Remastered (the game is based in the same world as the 2017 Tom Cruise film) is a metroidvania and surprisingly good.
Stardew Valley. Yes it was on PC first but portable Stardew is pretty legit.
Mario Tennis is probably good. It's hard to say because I'm bad at it and thus I hate it and it's stupid god damned challenge levels face.
The Hyrule Dynasty Warriors game is pretty good. It offers a pretty huge amount of optional mindless grinding which I don't really mind in a handheld.
Another vote for the Steamworld games. Steamworld Dig 1 && 2 are charming metroidvanias and Steamworld Heist is an amusing if fairly simplistic turn based sidscroller.
Um... trying to think what else I have on mine.... oh! The golf game! Golf Story is a golf-rpg hybrid game that is approximately 700% better than it has any right to be.
Mario vs Rabids is essentially XCOM light, centered much more around the fights with less strategic planning.
Stardew Valley is a farm RPG similar to Harvest Moon but much more fun.
Edit: Steamworld Heist is an excellent 2D tactics game. It plays similar to Worms.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
It's a smooth rhythm game that's all about Dance Battles
The new Fire Emblem is real good, though it is a cross between a JRPG and a tactics game so you may not enjoy it as much
You can't give someone a pirate ship in one game, and then take it back in the next game. It's rude.
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